Basalt High School’s boys wrestling team had three representatives compete at the Class 3A Colorado State Wrestling Championship held at Ball Arena in Denver over the weekend, but no podium finishes for the Longhorns. Qualifying at 165 pounds, senior Luca Del cid came into the state tournament with a 26-14 record on the season. He […]
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High school swimmers conclude season; several local wrestlers statebound this weekend
The combined Glenwood Springs Demons girls swim team, which includes student-athletes from Roaring Fork High School, concluded its season with several members representing at the 3A State Swimming and Diving Championships in Thornton Feb. 13-14. The top individual finisher for the team was sophomore Sylvia Duchscher, who placed fifth in the 100 Freestyle event with […]
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Rams Report: Rams score dual hoops wins over rival Coal Ridge
Another barn-burner high school boys basketball matchup between Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge in Carbondale Tuesday night proved to be one for the scrapbooks. After a huge 50-39 win last week at Class 4A Aspen to help improve Roaring Fork’s 3A state power ranking to No. 7 coming into the week, the Rams needed another […]
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Roaring Fork girls building bench strength with big test coming Saturday
Dominating wins over weak teams pad the record and the scorebook, but don’t do much in the statistical game that determines Colorado high school basketball rankings, and ultimately seeding for the postseason. Take the undefeated Roaring Fork High School girls basketball team, for example. The Rams, now 12-0 after annihilating Aspen 72-5 Tuesday night, held […]
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Roaring Fork hoops teams handle Basalt in rivalry meetup
A Basalt High School boys basketball team, hungry for their first win of the season, gave Roaring Fork all it could handle in the first half of play on the Rams’ home court in Carbondale Tuesday night. In the end, though, it was the high-powered Rams who pulled away for the 61-43 win to score […]
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Rams Report: Ladies roll to Weld basketball tournament title; now 6-0
Roaring Fork High School’s girls basketball team continued to impress at the Weld Central tournament last weekend, running the slate on a trio of Class 5A, 4A and 3A teams to win the tourney title and remain unbeaten going into the holiday break. “The girls are playing very well right now and at a fast […]
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High hopes for Roaring Fork hoops teams as Patch tourney kicks off season
The high school sports calendar turns to the winter season this week, with Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball getting things rolling by hosting the annual Brenda Patch Tournament. A mix of Western Slope, Front Range and Eastern Plains teams will be in Carbondale this Thursday through Saturday for the tournament, which honors […]
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the film premier did not occur at the Wheeler Opera House, but is set to premier at the Isis Theatre in Aspen on Friday evening, Sept. 25, 2026. Vaughn Shafer’s birthday parties are legendary. For decades now, on a chilly evening in late January, some […]
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Shootout with No. 1 Mustangs boots Rams from soccer playoffs
Roaring Fork High School’s 16th-seeded boys soccer team played the No. 1 seed Colorado Academy to a 1-1 tie through regulation and double overtime of a second-round 3A state playoff in Denver Tuesday. All the way down to the final kicks of a shootout, the Rams were on the verge of a major upset — […]
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Area high school runners qualify for state cross country meet, boys soccer playoffs begin
Carbondale and Basalt will be well-represented at the Colorado High School Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Competing at their Regional qualifying event last week, the Basalt High School cross country team, which combines with runners from Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High, qualified its girls team for […]